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Dell PowerEdge T110 II
Systems
Owner’s Manual
Regulatory Model E11S Series
Regulatory Type E11S002
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. ____________________ Information in this publication is subject to change without notice. © 2011 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any manne
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Contents 1 About Your System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Accessing System Features During Startup. . . . . . . . 9 Front-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 10 Back-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 12 Guidelines for Connecting External Devices . . . . . . 13 NIC Indicator Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Diagnostic Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Warning Mess
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Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Memory Settings Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Processor Settings Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 SATA Settings Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Boot Settings Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Integrated Devices Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 PCI IRQ Assignments Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Serial Communication Screen . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Power Management Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Syst
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Closing the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Removing the Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Installing the Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Removing Front-Bezel Insert . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Installing Front-Bezel Insert . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 EMI Filler Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Removing an EMI Filler Panel . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Installing an EMI Filler Panel .
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Expansion Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Expansion Card Installation Guidelines. . . . . . . 68 Removing an Expansion Card. . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Installing an Expansion Card . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 SAS Controller Expansion Card. . . . . . . . . . . 72 System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 General Memory Module Installation Guidelines. . . 73 Mode-Specific Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Removing Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . .
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System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Removing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Installing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 4 Troubleshooting Your System . . . . . . . . . 99 Safety First—For You and Your System . . . . . . . . . 99 Troubleshooting System Startup Failure . . . . . . . . 99 Troubleshooting External Connections . . . . . . . . . 99 Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem . . . . . . . . . 100 Troubleshooting a USB Device . . . . . . .
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Troubleshooting a Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Troubleshooting Expansion Cards. . . . . . . . . . . 112 Troubleshooting the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 5 Running the System Diagnostics . . . . . . 115 Using Online Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Embedded System Diagnostics Features . . . . . . . 115 When to Use the Embedded System Diagnostics . . . . . 116 Running the Embedded System Diagnostics . . . . . 116 System Diagnostics Testing Options. . . . . .
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1 About Your System Accessing System Features During Startup The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup: Keystroke Description Enters the System Setup program. See "Using the System Setup Program and Boot Manager" on page 23. Enters System Services, which opens the Dell Unified Server Configurator (USC). The Dell USC allows you to access utilities such as embedded system diagnostics. For more information, see the Dell USC documentation. Enters
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Front-Panel Features and Indicators Figure 1-1. Front-Panel Features and Indicators 23 4 1 7 6 5 Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Description Connector 1Power-on indicator, The power-on indicator lights when the power button system power is on. The power button controls the DC power supply output to the system. NOTE: When powering on the system, the video monitor can take from several seconds to over 2 minutes to display an image, depending on the amount of memory installed in the system.
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Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Description Connector 2 System health The system health indicator blinks indicator amber when a system fault is detected. 3 Hard-drive activity The hard drive activity indicator lights indicator up when the hard drive is in use. 4 USB connectors (2) Connect USB devices to the system. The ports are USB 2.0-compliant. 5 Diagnostic indicator The four diagnostic indicator lights lights (4) display error codes during system startup. See "Diagnostic Lights" on pag
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Back-Panel Features and Indicators Figure 1-2. Back-Panel Features and Indicators 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Description Connector 1 Padlock ring Locks the cover release latch. 2 Security cable slot Connects a cable lock to the system. 3 Power supply 305 W power supply. 4 Cable clasp Secures the power cable. 12 About Your System
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Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Description Connector 5 USB connectors (4) Connect USB devices to the system. The ports are USB 2.0-compliant. 6 eSATA connector Connects additional storage devices. 7 Serial connector Connects a serial device to the system. 8 Video connector Connects a VGA display to the system. 9 Ethernet connector Integrated 10/100/1000 NIC connector. 10 PCIe expansion card Connects up to four PCI Express slots (4) expansion cards. Guidelines for Connecting External Devices •
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NIC Indicator Codes Figure 1-3. NIC Indicator Codes 1 2 1 link indicator 2 activity indicator Indicator Indicator Code Link and activity indicators The NIC is not connected to the network. are off Link indicator is green The NIC is connected to a valid network link at 1000 Mbps. Link indicator is amber The NIC is connected to a valid network link at 10/100 Mbps. Activity indicator is green Network data is being sent or received. blinking 14 About Your System
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Diagnostic Lights The four diagnostic indicator lights on the system front panel display error codes during system startup. Table 1-1 lists the causes and possible corrective actions associated with these codes. A highlighted circle indicates the light is on; a non-highlighted circle indicates the light is off. Table 1-1. Diagnostic Indicator Code Code Causes Corrective Action The system is in a normal Plug the system into a working off condition or a possible electrical outlet and press th
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Code Causes Corrective Action Hard drive failure. Ensure that the hard drives are properly connected. See "Hard Drives" on page 56 for information on the drives installed in your system. Possible USB failure. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" on page 100. No memory modules See "Troubleshooting System detected. Memory" on page 107. System board failure. See "Getting Help" on page 123. Memory configuration See "Troubleshooting System error. Memory" on page 107. Possible system board See "
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System Messages System messages appear on the screen to notify you of a possible problem with the system. NOTE: If you receive a system message not listed in the table, check the documentation for the application that is running when the message appears or the operating system's documentation for an explanation of the message and recommended action. Message Causes Corrective Actions BIOS System is in manufacturing Reboot to take the system MANUFACTURING mode. out of manufacturing mode. MO
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Message Causes Corrective Actions Keyboard data Keyboard cable connector is Reseat the keyboard cable. If line failure. improperly connected or the the problem persists, see keyboard is defective. "Troubleshooting a USB Keyboard stuck Device" on page 100. key failure. Manufacturing System is in manufacturing Reboot to take the system mode detected. mode. out of manufacturing mode. Memory Invalid memory Ensure that the memory Initialization configuration. The system modules are installed i
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Message Causes Corrective Actions PCIe Training Faulty or improperly Reseat the PCIe card in the Error: Expected installed PCIe card in the specified slot number. See Link Width is x, specified slot. "Troubleshooting Expansion Actual Link Cards" on page 112. If the Width is y. problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 123. SATA Portx There is no device connected Information only. device not to the specified SATA port. found. SATA port x The drive connected to the Replace the faulty drive
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Message Causes Corrective Actions Timer chip Faulty system board. See "Getting Help" on counter 2 page 123. failed. TPM failure. A TPM function has failed. See "Getting Help" on page 123. Warning! No Micro code update failed. Update the BIOS firmware. micro code See "Getting Help" on update loaded page 123. for processor n. NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary on support.dell.com/manuals. Warning Messages A warning message alerts you to
